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Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Five Natural Hazards in the Context of the WHO/EMRO Atlas of Disaster Risks as a Step Towards the Reduction of the Health Impact Related to Disasters
Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Five Natural Hazards in the Context of the WHO/EMRO Atlas of Disaster Risks as a Step Towards the Reduction of the Health Impact Related to Disasters
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Zine El Abidine El Morjani, Steeve Ebener, John Boos, Eman Abdel Ghaffar and Altaf Musanihttp://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/6/1/8
Launch of the WHO/EMRO Atlas of Disaster Risk: Volume 1 – Exposure to Natural Hazards
Musani A., Ebener S., El Morjani Z., Boos J., Thomsen I.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/17thunrccapIP9.pdf
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Outline of the presentationOutline of the presentationOutline of the presentation
The contextThe e-Atlas of Disaster Risk for the Eastern Mediterranean RegionVolume 1
ContentSpace based technologyGeographic Information System (GIS)
Future stepsConclusion
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Eastern Mediterranean Region Eastern Mediterranean Region
AfghanistanBahrain Djibouti Egypt IranIraq JordanKuwait LebanonLibya Morocco Pakistan
QatarOmanSaudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates West Bank and Gaza StripYemen
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Complex emergencies: Afghanistan,Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Opt, Somalia
The Diversity of CrisisThe Diversity of Crisis
Natural disasters: Iran, Pakistan,Natural disasters: Iran, Pakistan,Djibouti, Yemen, MoroccoDjibouti, Yemen, Morocco……
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Recent trends in EMR RegionRecent trends in EMR Region
Four Major Emergencies over last 5 years:• Lebanon Crisis :$5+ million, 900,000 people affected
• Pakistan Earthquake: $15+ million, 3.2 million people affected
• Darfur Crisis: $20+ million, 4 million people affected
• Iraq Crisis: $100+ million, 25 million people affected
And others: Horn of Africa Drought, Bam earthquake, etc
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SHELTER
FOOD WATER
SECURITY
HEALTH
Our challenge in response Our challenge in response
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Strategic framework provided by the World Health Assembly in 2005
Strategic framework provided by the World Health Assembly in 2005
“Urging all Member States to build up the national capacity for emergency preparedness and disaster reduction/mitigation and response, in order to reduce avoidable mortality and disability”
Preparedness
Mitigation
Response
Recovery
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Health Survey in the EM Region “Assessing the Level of National Disasters Preparedness”
Health Survey in the EM Region Health Survey in the EM Region “Assessing the Level of National Disasters Preparedness”
Although 95% had experienced disasters in the past , however Although 95% had experienced disasters in the past , however ……
Does not exist in ... countries
National policy or higher committee 6
Regular simulation exercises 10Health sector plan for emergency response 6Mitigation measures for health facilities 10Community involvement 6Standard Operating Procedures for response 12 National Disaster database of hazards and risks 12
Donor cooperation and resource mobilization 13Human resources strategy (training) 13
20 countries responded out of the 22 countries in EMR (did not respond: Saudi Arabia & Qatar)
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The e-Atlas of Disaster Risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The e-Atlas of Disaster Risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Activities essential for effective disaster mitigation and planning include (Noji, 1997): – Mapping specific potential disaster locations,– Pinpointing potential disaster-associated risks,– Conducting a vulnerability analysis,– Developing an inventory of existing disaster response
capacities and resources,– Planning and implementing appropriate preventive,
preparedness, and mitigation measures, and;– Conducting education, awareness raising and training of
health personnel and the community to better respond to disasters if and when they occur
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Obtains the spatial distribution of the risks for five natural hazards (floods, heat, earthquakes, wind speed and landslides) with the objective to better understand the health impact and this in 3 phases:
– Exposure to natural hazards (Volume 1)– Vulnerability (Volume 2)– Risk reduction (Volume 3)
The e-Atlas of Disaster Risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The e-Atlas of Disaster Risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Risk = Hazard x Element at Risk x Vulnerability
Elements at Risk = population and health infrastructures
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Volume 1 - ContentVolume 1 - ContentThe first volume of the Atlas to be released soon (CD)
will contain:the data (when redistributable) and protocols that have been used in order to generate the spatial distribution of the five selected natural hazards,the resulting maps in pdf (country level) and GIS (regional level) format; regional and country level summary tables presenting the total and percentage of the population exposed to each hazardother information of interest regarding natural disaster risk assessment (glossary, web sites, reports, publications,…)
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Volume 1 – Space-based technologyVolume 1 – Space-based technology
Radar imageryRadar
imageryOpticalimageryOpticalimageryGPSGPS
Climatic StationsClimatic Stations Digital Elevation ModelDigital Elevation Model LandcoverLandcover
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Climatic StationsClimatic Stations
Digital Elevation ModelDigital Elevation Model
LandcoverLandcover
TectonicTectonicRiversRivers
Soil typesSoil typesGeologyGeology
RoadsRoads
( 0 × A) + (1× B) + (3×C)+ (5× D)
……
Volume 1 - Geographic Information System (GIS)
Volume 1 - Geographic Information System (GIS)
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PopulationDistributionPopulationDistribution
Volume 1 - Geographic Information System (GIS)
Volume 1 - Geographic Information System (GIS)
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Future stepsFuture stepsFinalize Volume 1 and insure its distributionImprove the method used for modelling the spatial distribution of the heat hazard (look at heat waves)Add new hazard in the list (drought and maybe cyclones) in collaboration with other partners;Apply the methods on national data to test their quality at that level; Allow for the estimation of population exposure at the sub national level (SALB)In collaboration with partners, compile and/or develop the content and methods for the 2nd volume of the Atlas that will look at population and health infrastructure vulnerability
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Physical accessibility – Population coveragePhysical accessibility – Population coverage
DEM
Landcover
Health Facilities
Population
Traveling timeAccessibility / Coverage
Roads
Rivers
Future steps – Example of use of GISFuture steps – Example of use of GIS
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Future steps - Connection with Telemedicine / Telecommunication
Future steps - Connection with Telemedicine / Telecommunication
PlanningPlanning
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Conclusion Conclusion • The maps that are produced in the context of the
first volume can already be used by decision makers for disaster mitigation and planning thus demonstrating the possible use of GIS in this regards
• The methods that have been presented could be applied in other part of the world
• This type of application could be used to support the development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) as it requires the inputs and data from many sectors
• Work remains to be done and data to be found in order to develop the vulnerability layer.
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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention
Mr Altaf Musani, Regional Advisor Emergency Preparedness and Humanitarian
ActionRegional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
World Health Organization www.emro.who.int/eha
AccessMod: http://www.who.int/kms/initiatives/accessmod/en/index.htmlSALB: http://www3.who.int/whosis/gis/salb/salb_home.htm
Dr Steeve Ebener, Project ManagerEvidence, Information and Research (EIR)/ Knowledge Management and Sharing (KMS)/
eHealth (EHL)World Health Organization
Head Quarter, [email protected]